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Shapeways is another company from the 3D printing space, which has gone public through a reverse merger, after its peer Desktop Metal in 2020. The additive manufacturing space has seen a somewhat modest interest from corporate investors in the past decade.

Driverless vehicle developer EasyMile closed a $66.4m round featuring Alstom and Continental while UCB and LivaNova-backed EEG technology developer Ceribell secured $53m.

Susquehanna International Group's SIG China subsidiary led a round for the online car dealership that included several existing backers.

Rakuten took part in a $37m round for virtual kitchen operator Taster while Nano Dimension is buying M12-backed 3D microprinter developer NanoFabrica for up to $54.9m.

Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.

Ant Group is the largest shareholder in the China-headquartered mobility services provider, which has chosen the US for its initial public offering.

Vehicle charging technology developer Virta has closed an Eneos-backed round at $36m while Hubert Burda-backed wealth manager StashAway pushed its total funding past $60m.

The marketing automation technology provider's previous backer Susquehanna International Group returned for its series C round that has pushed to new highs.

Okta Ventures contributed to a $60m round for device management platform developer Kandji while real estate data provider Cherre raised $50m from investors including Intel Capital.

Genomic therapy developer EdiGene, electric vehicle rental platform Go Sharing and API management platform developer RapidAPI have all raised about $60m.

SNCF-backed online carpooling and bus portal BlaBlaCar has now secured $565m altogether, FMZ Ventures, VNV Global and Otiva J/F backing its latest round.